On March 4, 2025, Alianza, Inc., the world’s first cloud-orchestrated, AI-powered communications platform dedicated to service providers, announced the completion of its acquisition of Metaswitch from Microsoft, executing on the Definitive Agreement announced in December 2024. Financing of the transaction was provided by existing Alianza investors and a syndicate of commercial banks led by Wells Fargo. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Alianza on the transaction.
The combined offerings of Metaswitch and Alianza will enable service providers to close a massive gap in their ability to grow services revenue and improve operational efficiency by modernizing core networks, unlocking new innovative offerings, and ultimately transforming network operations. With the close of this transaction, Alianza will serve a combined customer base of more than 1,000 communication service providers, including 19 of the top 20 global operators. Alianza will continue to support Metaswitch’s existing product offerings while integrating its cloud-native technology into a unified product portfolio.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Alianza on the transaction includes:
Corporate/M&A
Marc Porter
Ross Davies
Esther Lukman
Eleanor Bleecker
Rashad Mohammed
Alex Dolphin
Matt Katona
Michael Anderson
Brayden Call
Commercial Finance
Kathleen Rothman
Rick Titcomb
Eaton Liu
Trevor Mathews
Communications
Sophia Galleher
Employee Benefits and Compensation
Michael Klippert
Jason Chan
Employment and Trade Secrets
Martin Luff
Quinn Christie
Delaware Law
Adrian Broderick
National Security
Mike Casey
Joshua Gruenspecht
Navpreet Moonga
Regulatory
Seth Cowell
Anne Seymour
Real Estate
Sean Wilkinson
Moncarol Wang
Antitrust and Competition
Jamillia Ferris
Kimberley Biagioli
Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Matthew Staples
Nikolaos Theodorakis
Daniel Chen
Dantam Le
Technology Transactions
Rodrigo Valle
Caitlyn Bingaman
Isabel Annino
Graham Hendrick
Regina McLeod
Christopher Murray
For more information, please see Alianza’s press release.
